Box-lid and support therefor



(No Model.)

0. G. BENNETT. I BOX LID AND SUPPORT THEREFOR.

No. 541,585. Patented June 25, 1895.

Unrrnn STATES ATENT Orrrcn CHARLES e. BENNETT, OF HUTCl-IINSON, KANSAS. 1

BOX-LID AND SUPPORT THEREFOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,585, dated June 25, 1895.

Application filed January 30, 1895- Serial No. 536,669. (No model.)

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stantially as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the suhjoined claims- Theobject of the invention is to provide a lid support, of very simple and cheap constructio'n, which will serve also as a hinge for the lid and act automatically to lock the lid in closed position against displacement by ordinary jars to which the box is subjected while being handled and which support will also enable the lid easily and quickly to be turned into a plane parallel with the sides of the box and so as not to project above the top of the latter when the box is uncovered. This object is accomplished by the construction illustrated in the accompanying figure of drawing which is a perspective representation of a beer-case to which the improvement is applied with one section of the lid shown closed and the other open.

A designates the body of a box or case, herein shown as a beer case because the improvement is especially intended for application to this class of receptacles, but it is also applicable to receptacles for merchandise or articles of various other kinds.

B designates the lid which is preferably di-- vided longitudinally to form two independent sections 1 and 2, each of which covers one-half of the top of the box or case. Each.

end of each of these lid-sections is provided with an angle strap 1) to the depending ends of which are pivoted as shown at e the upper ends of arms 0. Each of these arms is formed with an elongated slot 0 terminating in an enlarged lower and c. Within'each slot 0 is a plurality of headed pins 61 projecting outward from the end of the box or case. When the lid-section is closed these pins lie within the narrow parts of the slots and they serve to prevent the lid-section from becoming accidentally displaced laterally, and to prevent accidental vertical displacement of the lid-sectionseach arm is-engaged, when the lid is closed, with a pin (1 as shown. To enable the arms to be readily disengaged from said pins d when it is desired to uncover the box or case and also to cause said arms automatically to spring into locking engagement with said pins the former are formed of spring metal. Their lower extremities are preferably bent outward to form grasping parts 0 for convenience in operating them.

From the above description the advantages of this improvement will readily. be seen. By constructing the lid in two independent sections it is not necessary to entirely uncover the *box ,or-case when access to articles at one side of'the case is desired, the importance of which will be appreciated. When the lids are opened they are entirely out of the way and do not obstruct access to the interior of the box and when closed they are efficiently lockedagainst accidental displacement as above described; but when additional security is desired it is afforded by attaching a proper look (not shown) to the rings F projecting upwardfrom the adjacent edges of the lid sections' Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination Withthe body of a box 1 and the lid therefor, of a pivoted vertically movable arm, havingconnection withsaid lid and formed with a longitudinal slot havrow part of said slot, substantially as described.

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2. The combination with the body and lid substantially as described and for the purof a box or case, of a strap secured to said poses specified. 1o lid, a yieldable arm pivoted at its upper end In testimony whereof I affix my signature to said strap and formed with a slot having in presence of two Witnesses.

5 an enlarged terminal, a plurality of pins d CHARLES G. BENNETT.

projecting from said body through the nar- Witnesses: rower part of said slot when the lid is closed, Q. K. GHAPIN,

and a in (Z normall en a ing said arm C. II. FULLERTON.

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